Former L.A. shipyard site may be used to build space ships

MARCH 21, 2018 — Parts of Los Angeles’s former Southwest Marine Shipyard could be used for building ships again. But these ships would be space ships, built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Speculation

Project shows that autonomous ships can meet COLREG rules

MARCH 21, 2018 — A research project led by Rolls-Royce has demonstrated that the operation of autonomous vessels can meet, if not exceed, current collision avoidance (COLREG) rules. Rolls-Royce’s partners in the

VIDEO: Capsized general cargo ship under tow in English Channel

MARCH 21, 2018 — France’s Maritime Prefecture for the Channel and North Sea has been responding following the capsizing of the 2,289 dwt Maltese flag general cargo ship Britannica Hav after it

MAN and HHI-EMV to build new test engine facility

MARCH 21, 2018 — MAN Diesel & Turbo is collaborating with its two-stroke licensee, HHI-EMD, to build a new test engine facility. The new venture aims to expand MAN Diesel & Turbo’s R&D

LNG fueled shuttle tanker duo to feature wide range of ABB solutions

MARCH 20, 2018 — ABB has won an order from shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries to equip two new shuttle tankers, contracted to Statoil, with a range of future-proof solutions designed to deliver

Shorn of digitalization duties, Maersk finance chief moves on

MARCH 20, 2018 — Jakob Stausholm is leaving his job as Chief Finance, Strategy and Transformation Officer and registered director at A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S. His decision came as the company

Ontario opts for all electric propulsion for two new ferries

MARCH 20, 2018 — Damen Shipyards reports that the Government of Ontario has accepted its proposal to build two ferries with full electric propulsion. Damen is building a Road Ferry 6819 and

Gulf Island books Navy T-ATS and U.S. Wind tower contracts

MARCH 20, 2018 — Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ:GIFI)confirmed yesterday that, as we reported March 17, through its subsidiary Gulf Island Shipyards, L.L.C., it has signed a contract for the construction and

Danish Maritime Fair promises a packed program

MARCH 20, 2018 — The Royal Danish Navy Band will provide a festive opening, when this year’s Danish Maritime Fair opens its doors in Copenhagen on Wednesday, May 2 at 9.00 am.

VIDEO: Containerships collide in Karachi

MARCH 20, 2018 — The Karachi Port Trust is investigating an incident in which two containerships collided yesterday at Karachi’s South Asia Port Terminal (SAPT). According to local media reports, the Hapag

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